Radiator support



Ang. 10 1926.

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Aug. 10 1926.

- O. F. EDQUIST RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed July 13 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

Unirse stares 011.013` 1. EDQUIST, OF JOHNSTOWN, COLORADO.

RADIATOR SUPIPOBIT.

Application filed July 13, 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in racks for supporting radiators while they are being repaired and tested.

It quite frequently happens that the radiators employed in connection with internal combustion engines develop leaks which must be soldered or otherwise repaired. It is well known to those skilled in radiator repairing that radiators are very awkward things to handle and that it requires at least two men to properly handle a radiator while it is tested and repaired.

It is the object of this invention to produce a rack or support to which a radiator can be secured and which is so constructed that the radiator can be moved into any position desired and to hold it in that position while it is being repaired. It is a further object of this invention to produce a supporting device that shall be provided with means by which the radiator may be readily. .immersed in water for testing.

In order to describe .my invention with the greatest degree ot clearness and to eX- plain its construction and inode of operation, I shall have reference to the accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment thereof is shown and in which:

Fig. 1 is a Vertical section through the liquid containing tank showing the radiator vsupported in a vertical position just above the level of the liquid.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to thatin Fig. 1 and shows the radiator in a horizontal position aud immersed in the liquid;

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken on line 3 3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5, Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a vsection taken on line 6 6, Fig. 1 and Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7 7, Fig. 6.

Numeral 1 represents a tank that is Filled with water up to the level 2. This tank must be of sufficient size to permit a radiator to be immersed therein. In order to locate the leaks in a radiator it must be immersed in water and its interior subjected to air pressure. After the leaks have been lo cated the radiator must be removed Jfrom the water and placed -into a position in i .ich tlwkleaks may be soldeted. For t .di fr the tadiatfr in the Serial No. 43,169.

tions and for immersing it and withdrawing it 'from the water7 I have provided a holder or supporting rack that I will now describe. A basemember 3 is bolted to a shelf 4 that is fastened to one end of' the tank 1 or it may be bolted to the floor. Formed integral with the base is tubular standard 5 within which is rotatably and slidably mount-ed a stem 6. rihe upper end of' the tubular stem is split for a short distance and provided with ears 7 that are connected by a screw 8 by means of which the stem 6 4may be clamped against movement. Secured to the upper end of the stem 6 are two pairs of spaced para lel arms 9 and 10. The outer ends of the arms of each pair have openings. Fivotally mounted between the ends of arms 9 is a plate 11 which carries a central cylindrical stud 12. Pivotally mounted between the arms 10 is a nut 13 which has threadedly connected thereto a screw 14, one end of which has a crank 15, while the other end is connected to the lower edge of the plate 11 by means of a head 16. Nhen the screw 14 is rotated by means of the crank 15 the plate 11 will be rotated about the horizontal pivot 17.

Rotatably mounted on the stud 12 is a tubuylar member 1S that is provided with a cir l cular base 19 which iits against the outer surface of the plate 11. For the purpose oi' preventing the tubular member 18 from being withdrawn from the stud 12 and -for clamping it against rotation thereon, I have provided the plate 11 with two openings for the reception oit the hooked bolts 20. The hooks engage the base 19 in the manner shown'in Fig. 3 and the other ends of the bolts pass through openings in the ends of the bar 21 and are riveted so that they cannot be withdrawn. The bar 21 has central threaded opening` for the reception of the screw 22 which can be forced against the plate 11 so as to pull the hooks towards the base 19 and clamp it against rotation.

A. bracket arm 23 is welded or otherwise integrally connected t-o the outer end of the tubular member 18. This bracket arm is preferably formed Jfrom a channel iron bar so that one end of the arm 24 can be telescopically connected thereto in the manner shown in Figs. (3 and 4. A screw 25 that is threadedly connected to the t'ransversebar 2G serves to clamp the a "ijn 24 in place. The end of the 24 is bent at right te the in. inherent .it

provided with a ring 27 which is adapted to engage about the till pipe 28 of the radiator 29. The lower end of the arm 23 is also bent at right angles to the body portion thereof so as to be parallel with the end of arm 24. To the lower end of arm 23 I have secured a clamping device which is shown in Figs. G

and 7 and which consists of a flat bar 30 having its ends 31 and 32 bent upwardly at right angles. The arm 32 is perforated and threaded for the reception of the screw whose end is provided with a crank 3ft. Slidable on the bar 3() is a jaw member whose edges 36 are bent over the edges of the bar 30 as shown in Fig. 7. The end of the screw 33 has a reduced portion that eX- tends through a hole in the slide and is riveted, in the manner shown in Fig. G, so that the sliding jaw can be moved towards and away from the end 31 by a rotation of the screw 33 and form a clamp or vise which is adapted to engage the lower end of a radiator. A round disk l537 is secured to the upper side of the lower end of arm 28 and has. a circular recess 38 for the reception of thc circular flanged base 39 of the cylindrical support Oto which the bar 30 is welded. Bolts 11 having one end provided with hooks lf2 pass through suitable openings in the arm 23 and the disk in the manner shown in F ig. 7. The other ends of these bolts pass through openings in the bar 4:3 and are riveted as shown in Fig. 7. A screw 44 that is similar to the screw 22 passes through a threaded opening in the bar 43 and abuts the arm 23 so that the hooks can be forced against the flange ,39 to clamp the member 40 and hold it against rotation in the recess 38 of the disk 37.

Then a radiator is to be repaired it is placed between the jaws 31 and which are then forced against the radiator sides by means of the screw 33. The ring 27 is then slipped over the fill pipe 28, in the manner shown in Fig. 1. The upper arm is forced down until the ring 27 comes into contact with the upper surface of the radiator and is then clamped by means of the screw 25. By loosening the screw 22 the radiator holding bracket may be rotated about the stud 12 into any desired position and can be held in this position by the clamping action of the screw 22. By loosening the screw LI4A the radiator may be rotated. to any desired extentV with respect to the bracket arms and may be clamped in the position desired. By means of the screw 14 and crank 15, thc bracket may be tilted about the axis 17 until it assumes the position shown in Fig. 2 in which position the radiator coil will be entirely submerged.

It'will be noticed that the holding bracket may be rotated about a vertical axis that is concentric with the tubular member .3 and' also about horizontal axis 1T and in addition it may be rotated about the axis of the stud 12 which is perpendicular to the horizontal axis 17, but may be inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. By means of my holder the radiator may be adjusted to any position desired and held in such adjusted position while it is being repaired. I want to call particular attention tothe fact that the radiator may be immersed in the liquid and withdrawn therefrom by merely turning the screw 14.

Having now described my invention what VI claim as new is:

A device for holding a radiator while it is being repaired and tested, which comprises, in combination, a base member adapted to be secured to a stationary support, a second member secured to the base by means that permits it to rotate about a vertical axis, means for clamping said second member against rotation with respect to the base, a third member connected to the second member by means'which permits it to rotate about a horizontal axis, means for causing relative adjustment between the second and third members, a bracket comprising two relatively movable arms and means for connecting one of said arms to the third member, said means permitting the arm to be rotated about an axis perpendicular to the horizontal axis and means for clamping said arm against rotation.

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature.

OLOF F. EDQUIS'I. 

